Veil-holder.



. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

M. W. LEE. VBIL HOLDER.

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VElL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed May 29,1905. $erial No. 262,901.

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY WILLOUGHBY LEE, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Eastbourne, county of Sussex, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Veil-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a veil-holding frame for hats and the like,its object being the provision of a frame on which the veil may bequickly placed and the frame itself be readily attached to a hat or likearticle of headear. b A frame according to this invention preferablyconsists of a member adapted to be threaded through the Veil andprovided with pointed side members or pins, which may be inserted intothe hat.

Conveniently the frame consists of a slightly-curved length of roundwire of steel or other suitable material formed integrally with the twoside pins. The center portion of the top edge of.a veil can be veryquickly threaded onto the frame and the latter fastened by its pins infront of any hat. The veil is thus held in position while the ends aretied or arranged in any preferred manner.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows one construction of frameaccording to this invention threaded through the top edge of a veil, andFig. 2 illustrates the frame in use.

The frame illustrated consists of a front portion or member A, havingtwo side members B. The frame is made of light round wire and the sidemembers B are in one with the portion A. These side members are shapedas long tapering pins, so that they may be readily thrust into the hatto fix the frame and the veil in their proper positions. In use theframe can be quickly threaded through the central portion of the veil C,any

desired fullness being obtained by threading more or less of the veilonto the wire.

The method of fixing the frame to the hat may be readily seen from Fig.2; but it will be understood that the diameter of the wire forming theframe is exag erated for clearness of illustration. The ame may be ofvery light but stiff wire and is practically invisible when in positionand may be rendered still less noticeable by enamel ing or otherwisecoloring the frame so that it matches with the material of'the veil orthe brim of the hat.

It is found that a frame according to this invention keeps the veil inplace naturally and securely in the roughest weather. Further, itprevents any flattening of the coiffure and dispenses with the troubleof sewing a veil into gathers and attaching it to the hat by pins orotherwise.

A further advantage of the frame is that when the veil is not requiredto be down the frame allows it to be easily turned upward and backwardand secured in any convenient way.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A veil-holder formed of a single piece of wire, having a slightly-curvedcentral body portion upon which the veil is threaded, and end portionsbent at substantially right angles to the body portion, said endportions being pointed, whereby they may be readily thrust into the hatand the holder secured in place.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARY WILLOUGHBY LEE. Witnesses:

WM. DUENFORD, HAROLD GILBERT.

